Anatoly Bibilov

Anatoly Bibilov

Anatoly Ilyich Bibilow ( Ossetian : Бибылты Ильяйы фырт Анатолий, Romanized: Bibêltê Ilyayê Fert Anatoli, literally 'bibəltə ilʲajə fərt anatolij', Russian : Анатолий Ильич Бибилов) (born on 6. February 1970 in Tskhinvali , South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast , Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic , USSR ) is a South Ossetian politician and military officer. Since April 21, 2017 he has been the president of the internationally hardly recognized republic.

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Bibilow grew up in the South Ossetian Autonomous Region. After training in Tbilisi , he only joined the Soviet armed forces. After the collapse of the Soviet Union , he joined the armed forces of South Ossetia . In 2008 he became Minister for Civil Protection of South Ossetia. In the presidential election in South Ossetia in 2011 , he was a candidate for the Unity Party . The then Russian President Dmitri Medvedev paid an unannounced visit to North Ossetia shortly before the election and had a photo opportunity with Bibilov. Despite the informal support of the Russian government, he received only 40% of the vote and lost in the second ballot. In the presidential election in South Ossetia in 2012 , he has not raced for. In the presidential election in South Ossetia in 2017, he was not one of Moscow's favorites and won the election against then incumbent Leonid Tibilov . Since his election, Bibilov has tried to reduce dependence on Russia and to expand contacts with other countries. He traveled to Nicaragua , Serbia and Syria and visited Abkhazia ( Georgia ), the Republika Srpska ( Bosnia and Herzegovina ) and the People's Republic of Donetsk ( Ukraine ). Despite this, South Ossetia remains largely isolated.

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1. ↑ Margarita Antidze: Rebel Georgian region elects new leader in run-off , reuters.com November 27, 2011.
2. ↑ Valery Dzutsati: As Elections in South Ossetia Go Awry, Moscow's Credibility Is Under Mined , jamestown.org December 8, 2011.
3. ↑ Gana Yanovskaya: South Ossetia Heads Into Crucial Vote , iwpr.net March 23, 12.
4. ↑ Irina Kelekhsayeva / Joshua Kucera: South Ossetia: Voters Opt Against the Kremlin Favorite , eurasianet.org April 12, 2017.
5. ↑ David X. Noack: South Ossetia seeks contact with Brazil , amerika21.de 23 August 2019.
6. ↑ Paul Goble: Tehran Expanding Efforts to Counter US, Israel and Turkey Across South Caucasus , jamestown.org December 12, 2019.
7. ↑ Сообщение пресс-службы Министерства иностранных дел Республики Южная Осетия ( press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia (July 20, 2019), Russian mf.
8. ↑ David X. Noack: Signal to the big , young world January 27, 2018.
9. ↑ Первый визит: президент РЮО Анатолий Бибилов посетит Абхазию ( First visit: President of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov visits Abkhazia ), sputnik-abkhazia.ru July 4, 2017 (Russian).
10. ↑ David X. Noack: More than symbolic politics , young world June 1, 2018.
11. Jump up ↑ Bradley Jardine: South Ossetian Leader Meets with President of Autonomous Serbian Region , eurasianet.org January 29, 2018.
12. ↑ Giorgi Menabde: South Ossetian separatist leader Becomes Envoy of 'Russkiy Mir' in the Balkans and Ukraine , jamestown.org January 22, 2018.
13. ↑ Mladen Lakic: Georgia Protests to Bosnia Over Ossetian Leader's Visit , balkaninsight.com January 11, 2018.
14. ^ David X. Noack: South Ossetia further isolated , young world September 22, 2018.